Screenshot restored with AI software On a snowy day in January 1961, Sharon Ann Morris, head majorette, Deering High School Marching Band, Portland, Maine, climbed aboard one of three silver passenger buses and headed for Washington, D.C. She, along with her fellow majorettes and band members,...
Carol Green’s School of Baton operated from 1966 to 1973 at 315 Baty Street in Elmira, New York. Owned and directed by Carol R. Green, the school offered instruction in baton twirling, drums, and color guard. Its performing unit, Carol’s Coquettes Drum and Baton Corps, appeared in...
Harry Blake, NMHU Feature Twirler, 1958-1963, performs a flying straddle split with baton toss, 1958. This signature athletic move showcased the strength and showmanship of the era’s top male baton twirlers. (Photo courtesy of NMHU; restored gently with AI software.) 1962 Men’s...
Twirling Photo of the Day Petronila Madrona Geronimo Petronila Madrona Geronimo was among the first majorettes in her province in the Philippines. According to family accounts, she served as the band’s only majorette during her first three years of high school. In her fourth year, she...
To commemorate Pride Month and celebrate the life and legacy of Warren Bass, The Vintage Twirler is releasing this Special Edition commemorative sticker. This exclusive collectible sticker is available FREE to members of the Baton Twirling Preservation Society. Membership is just $5 per month, and...
Twirling Log Before computerized rankings and online registration, baton twirlers tracked their competitive progress with small record books like this Official NBTA Twirling Log for 1968. Issued by the National Baton Twirling Association, the pocket-sized booklet served as a competitor’s...
Dottie Dunston: A Jersey Shore Original Dorothy “Dottie” Dunston was one of the most influential baton twirling instructors on the Jersey Shore during the Golden Age of baton twirling. A performer, teacher, judge, pageant director, and school owner, Dunston spent decades introducing...
Today is the Indianapolis 500, and Purdue Twirling will be performing on the race track. Here are some wonderful historic images (negatives) of this long-standing tradition, which we discovered on an Indianapolis 500 Archive. Members of the Purdue University Marching Band make their way down the...
Sequoyah Schools Diamondettes dance-twirl team, circa 1971 Sequoyah’s legendary DiamondettesThe Diamondettes were the dance twirl team of Sequoyah Schools during the 1960s and 1970s, when the school operated as a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school serving Native students from tribes across...
James “J.C.” Baskett became one of the most recognizable figures in Tennessee baton twirling through his work as a collegiate performer, instructor, and co-founder of the Tennessee Twirling Institute, a program that helped shape competitive baton twirling across the Southeast during the second...
This is the first time we’ve come across vintage baton twirling photos from South Dakota. The photo is so exceptional we wanted to share...
Cloin H. Watts was one of Globe High School’s most accomplished performers of the early 1950s, earning statewide recognition while still a student. Born in 1936, he began competing at a young age and quickly distinguished himself. By 1952, he had won the Arizona state championship, and he repeated...
